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| The Globe Theatre Fire of 1613: When Shakespeare?s Playhouse Burned Down |
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| The Globe Theatre in London, England, burned down in 1613 during the performance of one of William Shakespeare's plays called "All is True" (now known as "Henry VIII"). Shakespeare was 49 and at the height of his career as a playwright. The play itself had just begun in the afternoon of June 29. It had plenty of pageantry, including stage cannon fired near the end of Act One to announce the entrance of King Henry. Flaming material from one cannon landed on the thatched roof. The Globe was an all wood structure, so it went up fast and was gone in an hour. No one died. Shakespeare sold his shares before the building could be rebuilt. The next structure had a fireproof tile roof. |
| Topic: Globe Theatre (London, England) |
| URL: https://www.historyextra.com/period/elizabethan/globe-theatre-fire-london-shakespeare-william-facts/ |
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| Shakespeare's Globe Theatre |
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| There are thousands of lines from the many plays of William Shakespeare that people all over love to quote. He is one of the most astounding playwrights in history, and many would argue that he was the greatest one who ever lived. On this web site you can learn about the place that William Shakespeare both co-owned and used to write his own masterpieces, the Globe Theatre. Read on to see about the construction, the advertising, and the motto for this historical building. |
| Topic: Globe Theatre (London, England) |
| URL: http://www.absoluteshakespeare.com/trivia/globe/globe.htm |
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| The Globe |
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| Theaters were once banned in London for being immoral, but they became fashionable and respectable in the time of Queen Elizabeth I and King James I. Shakespeare wrote plays for royal patrons, aristocrats, and local audiences. The original Globe theater was built as a playhouse in the late sixteenth century. Shakespeare invested in the Globe as an actor, but the theater was probably closed before any of his original plays were performed. The Globe was reconstructed in the twentieth century using various written and archaeological sources to make it as accurate as possible. |
| Topic: Globe Theatre (London, England) |
| URL: https://www.shakespearesglobe.com/discover/shakespeares-world/the-globe/ |
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| Performing Shakespeare in the 17th Century |
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| Elizabethan audiences shouted at the actors and threw oranges at the stage. Shakespeare's company had to get their attention. Playwrights in Elizabethan times introduced their idea for a plot to the company, who decided whether to pay the playwright to finish the play. The main characters in Shakespeare's plays were custom-designed to fit the leading actors in the company. "Julius Caesar" may have been the first play performed at the Globe, which opened in 1599. The Globe could hold three thousand people. Actors could enter from backstage or through trapdoors. |
| Topic: Globe Theatre (London, England) |
| URL: https://www.rsc.org.uk/shakespeares-life-and-times/performing-shakespeare-in-the-17th-century |
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| Shakespeare's Globe |
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| If you are a fan of the legendary playwright William Shakespeare, then chances are you are already familiar with the Globe Theatre. On this web site you can learn all about this historical place and its connections to the playwright who is often known as The Bard. Here you will be able to discover how the building was constructed, what happened in the years it stood, and how it burned down. There are a few links here for you to follow as well. |
| Topic: Globe Theatre (London, England) |
| URL: http://www.bardweb.net/globe.html |
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| Shakespeare's Theater |
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| Scenery was sparse in Shakespeare's day. Actors wore luxurious costumes, but they weren't historically accurate. When Shakespeare was just twelve, James Burbage built London's first playhouse just outside the city. He was acting with the Lord Chamberlain's Men when the Globe was built. Shakespeare and four other actors had shares in the theater. The Globe was an open-air theater that opened in 1599. It burned down in 1613 when the roof caught fire during a play. Playhouses were closed down during a civil war, but Shakespeare's plays returned to the stage in 1660. |
| Topic: Globe Theatre (London, England); Theatrical companies |
| URL: https://www.folger.edu/explore/shakespeares-theater/ |